COVID-19: Community Healthcare Workers are crucial to SA’s response

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The Department of Health has announced that it will rely on community healthcare workers to assist with tracking and tracing potential COVID-19 cases but has not provided assurances about how it will protect these workers during the process and beyond, writes Nontsikelelo Mpulo and Tendai Mafuma.

COVID-19: Discontent among CHWs on the frontlines

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In South Africa’s war against COVID-19 community healthcare workers are foot soldiers on the frontlines. Spotlight spoke to CHWs from across the country about their concerns regarding a lack of protective equipment and job security.

Judgement reserved in Bophelo House 94 appeal

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6: How should CHWs be employed?

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2: Why do we need CHWs?

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